Uchenna Kanu

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Uchenna Kanu
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Kanu with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Uchenna Grace Kanu
Date of birth (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Abia, Nigeria [2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
Racing Louisville
Number 29
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Southeastern Fire 78 (157)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Pensacola FC 12 (17)
2020 Sevilla 4 (0)
2020–2021 Linköpings FC 42 (22)
2022–2023 UANL 30 (20)
2023– Racing Louisville 11 (0)
International career
2014 Nigeria U17 4 (3)
2014 Nigeria U20 3 (0)
2019– Nigeria 31 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Uchenna Grace Kanu (born 20 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NWSL club Racing Louisville. Internationally, Kanu represents the Nigeria women's national team.

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International career

Kanu represented Nigeria at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 8 April 2019 in a 1–2 friendly loss to Canada.

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [4]

Personal life

In her earlier years, at the age of 26, she shared her journey, saying, "I used to sell oranges and water on the streets of Aba. My brother and I would hawk sodas like Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Pepsi in the market. We'd cross paths, share a laugh, and then go our separate ways." Now, Kanu excels as a forward for NWSL club Racing Louisville in the United States, having risen to prominence through her representation of Nigeria in various FIFA Women's World Cups. [5]

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 May 2019 Stade Robert Champroux de Macory, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1-05-1 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
24-1
35-1
411 May 2019 Stade Robert Champroux de Macory, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2-015-0 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
53-0
66-0
77-0
811-0
914 May 2019 Stade Robert Champroux de Macory, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2-02-0 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
1018 May 2019 Stade Robert Champroux de Macory, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1-11-1 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
1123 February 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Ilıca, Turkey Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 5–09–0 2021 Turkish Women's Cup
1220 October 2021 Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–02–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
132–0
1410 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3–04–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
154–0
166 September 2022 Audi Field, Washington D.C., United States Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–2 Friendly
1727 July 2023 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–13–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
1831 October 2023 MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, NigeriaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–04–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1930 November 2023 MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1-05-0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
203-0

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References

  1. 1 2 Uchenna Kanu at Soccerway
  2. "Uchenna Grace Kanu". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "Uchenna Kanu – 2018 Women's Soccer – Southeastern University". Southeastern University Athletics.
  4. Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. Vanguard News. "Uchena kanu".